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President Roosevelt recommends that Judge McKenna contact Representative Dalzell for information. He affirms his opinion that McKenna was the best choice for the judgeship in Puerto Rico.
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1904-05-02
President Roosevelt would like Senator Wetmore to show the enclosure to John Dalzell and the other relevant members of Congress. The enclosure is related to selecting an architect.
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1902-01-08
Charles F. McKenna sends Theodore Roosevelt an account of his appointment to judge on the newly created Allegheny County Bench. He appreciates Roosevelt’s prompt reply to his resignation from the Federal Court of Puerto Rico and the unfounded accusations of his “muckraking” enemies. McKenna asks Roosevelt to review his Civil War book.
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1911-08-18
William Kent sends Theodore Roosevelt some “desultory remarks” that both amused and offended certain members of the United States Congress. Kent urges Roosevelt that they should begin to organize Robert M. La Follette’s run for presidency.
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1911-05-11
Senator Root updates Theodore Roosevelt on political and legislative matters that he has missed while he has been on safari in Africa. He believes that in time President William H. Taft will be seen as a good president in the eyes of the public, and lists some legislature currently before Congress. The Republicans have now been in power for a long time, and Root reports that some people are getting tired of the leaders. Root leaves to argue the Atlantic Fisheries case before the Hague, and Andrew Carnegie would like him to meet with Roosevelt and work on bringing about disarmament in Europe. Root believes this is a bad idea. He discusses news of Roosevelt’s family, including the engagement of his son Ted and reports that Kermit has shot a female warthog.
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1910-02-11
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt an account of the San Francisco earthquake and General Frederick Funston’s handling of the crisis. Taft states that he does not know of any objections to publishing the account, which was written by George M. Dunn, the Judge-Advocate of the Department of California.
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1906-05-06
Representative Payne encloses a letter he sent to General Grosvenor, Speaker Cannon, Colonel Hepburn, and John Dalzell as well as responses from Grosvenor and Dalzell.
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1905-10-26
According to the U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania John Dalzell, the House of Representatives will not pass a resolution.
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1904-04-21
Newspaper article questioning Representative Dalzell’s accusation that William Bourke Cockran accepted money to campaign for William McKinley in 1896. Dalzell has only succeeded in raising Cockran’s profile. His accusation cannot be proven and if it could, it would only damage Dalzell’s own Republican Party.
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1904-04-27
William H. Moody suggests several legislators that he believes should be invited to a dinner designed to be effective at increasing the Navy.
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1902-12-12
Postmaster General Payne returns papers regarding the postmastership at Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. H. D. Patch has been appointed postmaster on the recommendation of John Dalzell.
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1902-03-15